2022
Variability in surveillance practice for patients with diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve syndrome
Kahler-Quesada A, Vallabhajosyula I, Yousef S, Mori M, Amabile A, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Variability in surveillance practice for patients with diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve syndrome. Scientific Reports 2022, 12: 22009. PMID: 36539583, PMCID: PMC9768129, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25571-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBicuspid aortic valveTertiary care centerAortic valveCare centerCardiovascular specialistsBicuspid aortic valve syndromeAortic pathologySurveillance imagingDisease progressionPatientsBivariate analysisEchocardiogramGuide interventionDiagnosisHigher proportionValveSurveillance practicesUrgent needGuidelinesValvulopathySpecialistsSurgeryValvularSyndromeFollowScreening Tool to Identify Patients with Advanced Aortic Valve Stenosis
Yousef S, Amabile A, Ram C, Huang H, Korutla V, Singh S, Agarwal R, Assi R, Milewski RK, Zhang Y, Patel PA, Krane M, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Screening Tool to Identify Patients with Advanced Aortic Valve Stenosis. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2022, 11: 4386. PMID: 35956007, PMCID: PMC9369431, DOI: 10.3390/jcm11154386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAortic stenosisRisk prediction modelTertiary academic care centerAcademic care centerSevere aortic stenosisAortic valve stenosisBody mass indexCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsLarge population cohortCardiovascular comorbiditiesEchocardiographic studyValve stenosisMass indexClinical burdenClinical variablesUnique patientsC-statisticCare centerMale genderPatient riskComorbidity variablesC-indexMultivariable modelInclusion criteria
2021
Development and Validation of a Predictive Model to Identify Patients With an Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Mori M, Gan G, Deng Y, Yousef S, Weininger G, Daggula KR, Agarwal R, Shang M, Assi R, Geirsson A, Vallabhajosyula P. Development and Validation of a Predictive Model to Identify Patients With an Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2021, 10: e022102. PMID: 34743563, PMCID: PMC8751931, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.121.022102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThoracic aortic aneurysmAortic aneurysmPatient riskTomography scanHigher body surface areaTertiary care centerAortic valve diseaseHistory of arrhythmiaAvailable clinical informationBody surface areaScreening of patientsCross-sectional studyRisk prediction algorithmAscending Thoracic Aortic AneurysmsLogistic regression modelsClinical characteristicsAortic dissectionUnique patientsValve diseaseC-statisticFemale sexThoracic aortaCare centerComorbidity variablesMultivariable model
2020
Diagnosis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms by Computed Tomography Without Allometric Scaling
Yousef S, Mori M, Bin Mahmood SU, Assi R, Vallabhajosyula P, Geirsson A, Tellides G. Diagnosis of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms by Computed Tomography Without Allometric Scaling. JAMA Network Open 2020, 3: e2023689. PMID: 33141157, PMCID: PMC7610193, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.23689.Peer-Reviewed Original Research